The conversation you’re avoiding is getting worse.

You know you need to have it. The performance issue. The attitude problem. The behavior that’s infecting the team. You’ve been meaning to address it. For weeks.

You tell yourself you’ll wait for the right time. After this launch. After that deadline. When things calm down.

Things don’t calm down. And the problem doesn’t go away. It compounds. The underperformer starts affecting others. The tension spreads. Your team notices you’re not addressing it.

Your silence doesn’t signal patience. It signals you’re willing to let the whole team suffer to avoid one uncomfortable hour.

Every week you delay, the conversation gets harder. The resentment deepens. The good people start wondering why they’re carrying the weight.

Have the conversation. Today.